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Blackham Court is a medieval moated site with adjoining fishponds located in Sussex, England. The monument comprises a rectangular moat enclosing a residential platform, characteristic of high-status medieval settlement from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, alongside evidence of managed water features typical of aristocratic or gentry landholding. The fishponds represent the deliberate exploitation of water resources for food production, a practice particularly prominent during the medieval period. Together, the moated enclosure and fishponds testify to the medieval organisation of this landscape and the investment in both domestic security and resource management by its medieval occupants.
Medieval moated site and adjoining fishponds, Blackham Court. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013208. View the official record →
Blackham Court is a medieval moated site with adjoining fishponds located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013208.
Medieval moated site and adjoining fishponds, Blackham Court. is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013208.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cotchford Forge, 160m SSE of Ryecroft Farm (5 km), Crowborough Forge, 160m south-east of Forest Lodge Cottage (5.2 km), Crowborough Warren furnace, 648m SSW of Forest Lodge Farm (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval moated site and adjoining fishponds, Blackham Court.'s history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Medieval moated site and adjoining fishponds, Blackham Court. stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.